St. Vincent de Paul receives truck

Chirs Bochenek of the

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Northern Kentucky was awarded a $75,000 grant from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation for the purchase of a delivery/donation pickup truck.

The new vehicle has replaced the non-profit's nearly 20-year-old truck which had a history of downtime and costly repairs and maintenance.

St. Vincent's main source of funding to provide services is obtained through sales revenue of donated items at four Northern Kentucky thrift stores in Erlanger, Dayton, Newport and Falmouth, and donations made to the society at local parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Covington. The trucks are a primary resource for generating the revenue and providing assistance to the disadvantaged in Northern Kentucky.

The fleet is used daily to pick up donations of durable goods and food, and make deliveries of furniture and beds to thousands of Northern Kentuckians in need. According to Joe Larison, St. Vincent' Transportation Director, the timing to receive the truck could not have worked out any better.

"We pick up an average of 29,000 pounds of donated food per month that is distributed to our 19 parish pantries. During the holidays and winter months, we see an increase in need from struggling families, especially for food. We were starting to get concerned that the old truck wouldn't be able to get the job done," said Larison.

"We are so blessed to have received this funding from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation," said Executive Director Ralph Bradburn. "We now have a reliable truck that will help us continue to serve our neighbors in need. Thanks to the foundation a burden has been lifted and our efforts of providing hope and assistance have become more efficient."

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St. Vincent de Paul receives truck

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Northern Kentucky was awarded a $75,000 grant from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation for the purchase of a delivery/donation